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What weakness existed under the Articles of Confederation?
Weak central government
Why did political parties form?
Differing government views
Why was the Missouri Compromise created?
Maintain sectional balance
Why did Southern states secede?
Preserve slavery
What did the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee?
Equal protection
Why did Shays’ Rebellion alarm national leaders?
Exposed government weakness
What did Hamilton’s economic plan emphasize?
Strong national economy
What role did canals and railroads play?
Improved trade and travel
What event began the Civil War?
Fort Sumter attack
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Assist formerly enslaved people
What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
What was the significance of the Whiskey Rebellion?
Federal authority upheld
Why were Native Americans relocated west?
Settler land demand
What was Lincoln’s main goal early in the war?
Preserve the Union
Why did Reconstruction face resistance?
Southern opposition
What compromise created a bicameral legislature?
Great Compromise
Why did Washington issue a Farewell Address?
Warn against factions
How did Northern and Southern economies differ?
Industry vs. agriculture
Why was the Emancipation Proclamation important?
Freed enslaved people
What were Black Codes designed to do?
Limit African American rights
Why was the Three-Fifths Compromise significant?
Affected representation and taxation
What was the outcome of the election of 1800?
Peaceful power transition
What crop dominated the Southern economy?
Cotton
What advantage did the North have?
Industry and population
How did Reconstruction governments change the South?
Expanded civil rights
What principle divides government power?
Separation of powers
Why was Marbury v. Madison important?
Established judicial review
Why was slavery central to Southern life?
Labor-intensive farming
Why was Gettysburg a turning point?
Confederate defeat
Why did Reconstruction eventually end?
Political compromise
Why were Federalist Papers written?
Support Constitution ratification
What was the impact of the Louisiana Purchase?
Doubled U.S. territory
How did immigration affect the North?
Increased workforce
How did the war affect civilians?
Economic and social hardship
What is a market economy?
Based on supply and demand
What was a key Anti-Federalist concern?
Lack of individual rights
Why did Americans move westward?
Land and opportunity
What was the role of women in early America?
Household and social reform
What ended the Civil War?
Confederate surrender
Why is taxation important to government?
Funds public services
Why was the Bill of Rights added?
Protect civil liberties
What did Manifest Destiny encourage?
Westward expansion
How did reform movements impact society?
Promoted social change
What was the goal of Reconstruction?
Rebuild and reunite nation
How does geography influence settlement?
Access to resources
What precedent did Washington set as president?
Peaceful transfer of power
How did territorial growth affect politics?
Slavery debate intensified
What caused growing sectional tensions?
Slavery expansion
What amendment ended slavery?
Thirteenth Amendment
Why is the Constitution considered a living document?
Can be amended